SOLT Russian listening — Module 4 Lesson 2, track 8
SOLT listening workbook · Module 4 Lesson 2, track 8
Task
In this recording the geography instructor is discussing an important geographical area in
Russia.
A. Read the list of the geographical terms below.
a. large rivers
b. peninsula
c. strait
d. bay
e. archipelago
f. mountain range
g. islands
h. ocean
i. peak
j. cape
k. small rivers
B. Listen to the recording and put a check mark next to the terms mentioned in the
recording.
C. Now listen again, determine the name of the geographical area, and select the map
which shows this area among the three maps below. Find as many of the places
mentioned by the teacher on the map as you can.
Map 1
Map 2 Map 3
Transcript
Залив Петра Великого — самый большой залив Японского моря.
Peter the Great Bay is the largest bay in the Sea of Japan.
Самый крупный полуостров залива — Муравьёво-Амурского —
The largest peninsula of the bay - Muravyovo-Amursky -
делит залив Петра Великого на две большие части —
divides Peter the Great Bay into two large parts -
Амурский и Уссурийский заливы.
Amur and Ussuriysky bays.
Найдите на карте следующие острова залива —
Locate the following bay islands on the map −
Русский, Попова, Рейнеке, Рикорда, архипелаг Римского Корсукова.
Russian, Popova, Reineke, Ricorda, Rimsky Korsukov archipelago.
Как видно по карте, в залив падает несколько крупных рек —
As you can see from the map, several large rivers flow into the bay -
Туманная, Раздольная и много мелких речек.
Tumannaya, Razdolnaya and many small rivers.